Eckle

Alternative forms

• eccle

From a variation of ickle ("icicle"), from Middle English ikil, ykle, from Old English ġicel ("ice, icicle"), from Proto-Germanic *jikilaz, *jekulaz ("piece of ice"), from Proto-Indo-European *eiǵ- ("icefloe, icicle"). More at ickle.

Full definition of eckle

Noun

1. (dialectal) An icicle.
2. (dialectal, usually plural) The crest of a cock.
3. (dialectal) A woodpecker.

Derived terms

• to build eccles in the air

Alteration of ettle.

Verb

1. (intransitive, Northern England) To aim; intend; design.